The Bible describes the end times as a time of great tribulation such that the world has ever seen and ever will see. Matthew 24:21. God tells us that no one knows the day or the hour this will happen and that it will come like a thief in the night. God tells us to watch and be prepared for these times. The bible gives us signs to watch for so that we know this time is nearing. These signs given by Jesus that helps us predict his coming and lets us know we are living in the end times.

The first sign is false prophets and christs. This means that people will claim to be Christ. Over the years, many such as, David Koresh have claimed to be the Messiah. But, Jesus tells us that he will not come back in some secret place. Jesus said he will come back from the Heavens and all eyes will see him. The second sign is wars and rumors of wars. Rumors of wars have become pretty common in today’s world. We all know of the war in Iraq, and because of terrorist threats from people like Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden there is always potential for another war. A third sign is famines and pestilence. Pestilence is disease. We have many new diseases that have appeared relatively recently, such as SARS disease, AIDS, Mad Cow disease, to name a few. A large portion of the worlds people suffer from food shortage, especially in Africa. A fourth sign is earthquakes. The number of earthquakes in this day and age is larger than any other number in history. The Earth has also seen tsunamis and hurricanes and other record breaking weather patterns. Another sign of the end times is that the gospel that will be preached throughout the world.